Question

　　Razors were in use in Rome six hundred years before the time of Christ． But they weren't very popular． Then, about 300 B． C．, styles changed． Men started shaving every day． Soldiers began to be clean-shaven．

　　A trip to the barber could be painful． The Romans had no steel． So their razors were made of iron． And their whiskers were softened just with water．

　　Young barbers had to train for a long time before they could open their own shops． Good barbers were those who didn't cut people too much． They were in great demand． They soon became rich． They must have been sorry to see beards come back into style．

IFew Romans shaved at first because shaving was________．

A．not in style B．against the law C． harmful D． painful

2．Shaving became popular in Rome about______．

A．700 B． C．　　B． 600 B． C．　　 C． 300 B． C．　　 D． 100 B． C．

3．Shaving was painful because______．

A．blades were made of steel　　　　B． whiskers were softened with water only

C．shaving creams were too strong　　D． Both A and B

4．The writer suggests that today's razor blades are made of_______．

A． brass B． iron C． plastic D． steel

5．The writer suggests that even good Roman barbers often_______．

A． broke razors B． became poor C． cut people D． lost their hair

6． The writer doesn’t tell _______．

A． whether soldiers were clean-shaven

B． who shaved the men’s beards

C． what young barbers had to do

D． when beards came back into style．

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;D;C;D
解析：

本文讲的是“男子美容历史”的哪个方面？有不少关键词汇的意义必须清楚，如：barbers、Razors、whiskers、softened等等，还有，关键句子A trip to the barber could be painful．和They must have been sorry to see beards come back into style．究竟是什么意思？ 都需要依据上下文、生活常识和诸如beards、shaving这样的关键词语，把它们猜测判断出来。

提示：

话题：阅读有关“男子美容历史”的语篇的技巧。重点：概括主旨、细节捕捉、猜测生词、猜测熟词新义。